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and ocntentment and happiness must 1
surely follow.
Another thing I wish to comment
upon: When one of these wealthy
business men dies you will find when
his will is read that -he left many
thousands of dollars to" various in
stitutions and to other sources that
did not help him to make a penny of
the money he has left behind but
that surely is his privilege and can't
understand why the workers who
helped build his fortune should not
be remembered and rewarded as well
as outside sources. I am not a Social
ist, but I am a firm believed in a fair
and square deal for all, rich and poor
alike. Conrad Levy, 1921 Lincoln av.
CATHOLICS AND SCHOOLS
Have been a constant reader of your
paper for some time and I admire
your sense of fair play. There is no
other daily paper so fair. As a rule,
papers are printed for some partic
ular purpose, or financed by some
particular interests, and therefore
refuse to give publicity to both sides
of any question. Your able editorial
on "Religion in Politics" a few days
ago was certainly appreciated by all
fair-minded men. No doubt, many
who oppose either Sweiter or Thomp
son on account of religion are actu
ated by sincere motives, but some of
the accusations brought forth are
certainly wrong. Thus, for example,
a cry is raised against Sweitzer, be
cause the county has paid thousands
of dollars to Catholic homes for de
pendent children. Sweitzer is not re
sponsible for this. The law reads
that "Cook county pays for tuition,
maintenance and care ($15) per
month for each girl and $10 for each
boy." Now if these children in Cath
olic institutions were transferred to
other homes the county would pay
the same. Therefore, the county is
not conferring any favors on Catholic
institutions. Could the county
maintain buildings for the care of
these dependents and take care of
them at $10 or .$15 a. month?,
About schools. The Catholic says
the public school is good as far as it
goes, but it doesn't go far enough.
The training in morals is considered
equal to and of greater importance
than training of mind and intellect.
The parochial school is the equal of
the public school. (The same may
not have S40 clocks.) The course of
studies in both is the same. If the
Catholic prefers his sctool (the equal
to the public school), plus the relig
ious training, whose business is- it?
They pay their share of taxes for the
public school and support their own
schools without any aid from the
public. This county has 200 paro
chial schools. At a fair estimate,
these schools are worth $10,000,000;
a saving to the county. About 100,
000 children receive their education
and without one cent of public mon
ey. Another saving of $3,000,000 an
nually. If the Catholics would re
fuse to educate these children a very
costly and perplexing situation would
result The city and county, which
have not sufficient schoolroom now,
would have to either purchase the pa
rochial schools or rent them, or raise
many millions of dollars in order to
build and maintain 200 additional in
stitutions. These facts should be enough to
make any fair-minded man desist
from attacking Sweitzer or any
Catholic aspirant to office on relig
ious grounds. Yours for fair play.
J. L. Schmitz, 4209 W. North av.
HIS BEST BET
It has been said that a boy's best
friend is his mother and a woman's
best friend is her good reputation;
and it is a dead sure cinch that a
man's best friend is his job. Atchi
son Globe.
A Philadelphia man, converted by
Billy Sunday, paid $2 that he has
owed for 18 years. If Billy Sunday
only comes here well be on easy
street, if those fellows are-capable of
conversion.
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